Protein Packed Summer-Ready Salad

The average human needs 10-35% of their daily calories to come from protein. In total when looking at grams per day, a woman needs 46 grams of her daily food intake to be protein. That means each meal you consume should have almost twelve grams of protein in it. That is if you have four meals per day.

I know for myself I get a minimal amount of protein daily. When one does not eat as much meat as your average North American, it means you do not get all too much protein. Same can be said of iron.

Luckily for this evening’s meal I’ve had more than enough to make me big and strong! I sure won’t be revealing my Popeye guns of steel anytime soon, but my body will be somewhat happy with me.

So what’s a good pre-summer meal that is jam packed with protein?

A delicious salad with chickpeas and broccoli of course!

Now I first had this salad in the heart of summer last year. It was a lovely day to enjoy a cool salad and a glass of chilled wine with the sun just dipping behind the house. It was also my twenty-first birthday.

(That’s how I remember the last time having eaten it, it has nothing to do with having a freaky memory like Carrie Wells from Unforgettable)

The salad was a hit at my birthday, so much so that my picky sister even liked it! I realized from that evening that she likes chickpeas a lot, so now I know that it is safe to make meals with chickpeas for her.

The recipe is super simple and ends up with a fantastic salad which I found here.

Learning the Kitchen as I follow my Culinary Quest in life

I am a twenty-three year old food obsessed female who has recently taken up a healthier life of eating. I am from the Netherlands originally, but I have the mentality of a Canadian and the heart of a Latina. I was raised in various countries around the world and have an ultimate lust for ethnic culture and cuisine. My world revolves around my family, my friends, and travel. If I am not searching for the next meal to make, I tend to look up prices for flights elsewhere in the world. If you're interested in knowing more just go to the page "Learning About the Cook" on bouncearoundinthekitchen.wordpress.com!